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Jonny

a slow burn lasts longer......

About Me

I've decided to embark on a mission to put the balls back into rock 'n' roll... care to join?http://www.myspace.com/thechokenyc

My Interests

I have a wide range of interests. But I usually end up obsessing over music in general. I like to write songs. I like to play drums. I like to sleep in...

I'd like to meet:

Rockers, punkers, freaks, psychos, cool cats, maniacs, space cadets, garage heads, etc...

Music:

Where to begin?! James Brown, Stevie Wonder, SMOKEY ROBINSON, The Kinks, GARY GLITTER, Roky Erikson, Bowie, T-REX, Patti Smith, Modern Lovers, BUZZCOCKS, Sex Pistols, Ramones, Clash, PRETENDERS, Real Kids, The Gun Club, FLESHTONES, Dead Moon, Leaving Trains, The Dents, Paybacks, Modey Lemon, and of course, CHEAP TRICK.

Movies:

Henry Fool, Chinatown, After Hours, Taxi Driver, Network, Citizen Kane, The Player, Lost in America, etc.

Television:

The Simpsons, Taxi, Soap, SNL (The early years), Freaks & Geeks, All In The Family. I haven't been watching much TV lately... Can you tell?

Books:

Nine Stories (Salinger), Shopgirl (Steve Martin), Without Feathers (Woody Allen)...Some things I've been reading lately...

Heroes:

Bun E. Carlos, John Bonham, Animal, Keith Moon, Rick Neilsen, Keith Richards, Mick Ronson, Chrissy Hynde, Ray Davies, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Falling James, Roky Erikson, Nash Kato, Liz Phair, etc.

My Blog

A special thing happened.....

BETTER STRONGER FASTER TOUR 2008   On December 29th, 2007, The Choke played a special gig at Cake Shop with 2 great bands from Detroit.  These 2 special Detroit bands were THE MULDOONS and L...
Posted by Jonny on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:47:00 PST

UK TOUR 2007 - THE CHOKE supports THEATRE OF HATE

Hey there!  Happy to say that we are going back to the UK in a couple weeks... this time we tour all over the country!  We'll do some recording and a couple club dates in London, and then we...
Posted by Jonny on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:04:00 PST